Tinubu holds first meeting with governors in Abuja

Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently having his maiden meeting with all 36 governors of the federation under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at the State House, Abuja.

In attendance at the meeting which started around 12:36pm are the governors of Zamfara, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Ogun, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Rivers, Osun, Jigawa, Benue, Taraba, Delta, Enugu, Rivers, Oyo, Plateau, Kebbi, Abia, Imo, Bauchi.

The deputy governors of Edo and Niger are representing their states.

The governors, who are conspicuously missing before the start of the meeting are governors of Katsina, Kaduna, Gombe, Borno, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Ekiti, Sokoto, and Ondo.

It could be recalled that President Tinubu had on Friday met with the governors of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).

Details later…